Improvement in horse-powers



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Letters Patent No. 91,546, dated June 22, 1869.

IIPROVEMENT IN HORSE-POWERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it ma/y concern Beit known that I, PETER KLINE, of Johnsville, in Montgomery county, in the State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Horse- Power Machines; followingis a full and exact description thereof', reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 represents a top View or plan ,of my improvement in horse-powermachines.

-Figure 2 represent-s a side elevation ofthe same.v

The object of my invention is to equalize the draught of the teams forpropelling the machine.

It has been the general` practice to hitch the teams to fixed or rigidlevers, for Working the machine, and each team worked independently ofany of the others. The result was', oftento throw the greater part ofthe labor upon one or two ofthe teams, while the others would berelieved of their due share of the work.

By the use of my invention, the draught of the opposite teamsisequalized, becausethe leaves to which the teams are hitched are securedin loops of brackets by central fulcra-pins, and the inner ends of thelevers are free to work in contact with each other.

In the accompanyingdrawings A denotes the central driving-wheel of ahorsepower machine.

B denotes the brackets, secured to the wheel A.

These brackets have mortises formed in them, longer, longitudinally,than the width of the levers D, which are inserted in them. The levers Dwill therefore work freely upon the central pins, which pass throughthem vand through the brackets B.

O denotes the beam, which passes across the wheel A, and extends outthrough two of the brackets.

The beam O is provided with an elongated mortise, in which the innerends of two of the draught-levers D work, and the outer ends of beam Oare furnished with rings o, to connect the breast-chains of two of theteams with beam C, to enable these teams to hold back and stop theprogress of the machine as occasion may require.

The two brackets, through wh ich the two lower draught-levers areinserted, are connected by beam or and I do Vhereby declare that thevcross-tie E, which is provided with an elongated mortise or slot, likethat in the beam O, and for a like purpose.

Four teams may be hitched to the four rings, 1 2 3 4, in the outer endsof draught-levers D, by means of double-trees, in" the usual manner.

The two teams, hitched to the rings 2 and 4, will exert their power inopposite directions, and as the levers C, to which 'they are hitched,work freely in the enlarged openings iu the brackets B, upon theirfulcrum-pins x, and as the curved inner ends of the two levers D playfreely in their guide-mortise or slot, it will be readily seen that theinner ends of the levers D will press against each other as the twoteams exert their power to propel the machine.

The inner ends of the levers being disconnected, they will move freelyagainst each other, slightly vibrating, to accommodate the differentdegrees of' power and progress of the teams.

The eiect will be an equal distribution of the draught amongst theteams.

The other two levers, to which the rings 1 and 3 are fastened, operatein the same manner as above de'- scribed, equalizing the draught betweenthe opposite teams.

It will be understood that each team is tied forward by a leading-strap,or halter, which will prevent either of them from lagging, so as topermit the inner end. of'a lever, s, to rest against the end of theslotted guide, in which the ends of the levers freely work.

Having fully described my improvement in horsepower machines,

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the draught-levers D with the slotted guide-beams C Eand brackets B, all the parts being constructed, arranged, and operatingsubstantially as described, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, this 8th day ofMarch.

PETER KLINE.

Witnesses:

H. P. K. Puck, L. D. DoTY.

